anderson@uwvax.ARPA (05/02/84)
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The following "lex" expression is supposed to accept /* ... */ style
comments. It doesn't quite work... it recognizes the comment, but then
the closing / seems to be processed again (resulting in a syntax error).
"/*"([^*]|("*"/[^/]))*"*/"
Maybe I'm overlooking something obvious. If you can figure out what it
is, please reply by mail. Thanks -- David Anderson (uwvax!anderson)merlyn@sequent.UUCP (05/03/84)
> From: anderson@uwvax.UUCP > Message-ID: <236@uwvax.ARPA> > Date: Wed, 2-May-84 21:48:40 PDT > > The following "lex" expression is supposed to accept /* ... */ style > comments. It doesn't quite work... it recognizes the comment, but then > the closing / seems to be processed again (resulting in a syntax error). > > "/*"([^*]|("*"/[^/]))*"*/" X Unless I'm missing something as well, it looks like the slash above the "X" is extra. Is this a typo? Or is it present in the original stuff? Randal L. ("(null)") Schwartz, esq. (merlyn@sequent.UUCP) (Official legendary sorcerer of the 1984 Summer Olympics) Sequent Computer Systems, Inc. (503)626-5700 (sequent = 1/quosine) UUCP: ...!XXX!sequent!merlyn where XXX is one of: decwrl nsc ogcvax pur-ee rocks34 shell teneron unisoft vax135 verdix